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Museums page for Cornelius Haly Hankins ((1863/64 - 1946)), known for Portrait likenesses of Civil War veterans, landscape and still life painting, teaching. Showing 4 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1863/64 Guntown, Mississippi - 1946 Guntown, Mississippi. Known for: Portrait likenesses of Civil War veterans, landscape and still life painting, teaching.
Cornelius Hankins, landscape, portrait and still-life painter, was born around 1864 in Guntown, Mississippi to Reverend Edward Lockee Hankins and Annie Mary McFadden. The sixth of eight children, he... Read full biography
Cornelius Hankins, landscape, portrait and still-life painter, was born around 1864 in Guntown, Mississippi to Reverend Edward Lockee Hankins and Annie Mary McFadden. The sixth of eight children, he was deaf until the age of eight as a result of smallpox. In his early twenties, he studied in... Read full biography
Cornelius Hankins, landscape, portrait and still-life painter, was born around 1864 in Guntown, Mississippi to Reverend Edward Lockee Hankins and Annie Mary McFadden. The sixth of eight children, he was deaf until the age of eight as a result of smallpox. In his early twenties, he studied in Nashville with Professor E.M. Gardner who founded the Nashville Art Association and had close ties with Watkins School of Design. While studying in Nashville, Hankins taught art at Miss Clark's Select... Read full biography
Cornelius Hankins, landscape, portrait and still-life painter, was born around 1864 in Guntown, Mississippi to Reverend Edward Lockee Hankins and Annie Mary McFadden. The sixth of eight children, he was deaf until the age of eight as a result of smallpox. In his early twenties, he studied in Nashville with Professor E.M. Gardner who founded the Nashville Art Association and had close ties with Watkins School of Design. While studying in Nashville, Hankins taught art at Miss Clark's Select School for Girls in nearby Rutherford County. In the late 1890s, he spent a few years teaching and working in Richmond, Virginia. While there, he was commissioned to paint portraits of twelve Confederate generals from photos for Lee Camp, now Battle... Read full biography
Cornelius Hankins, landscape, portrait and still-life painter, was born around 1864 in Guntown, Mississippi to Reverend Edward Lockee Hankins and Annie Mary McFadden. The sixth of eight children, he was deaf until the age of eight as a result of smallpox. In his early twenties, he studied in Nashville with Professor E.M. Gardner who founded the Nashville Art Association and had close ties with Watkins School of Design. While studying in Nashville, Hankins taught art at Miss Clark's Select School for Girls in nearby Rutherford County. In the late 1890s, he spent a few years teaching and working in Richmond, Virginia. While there, he was commissioned to paint portraits of twelve Confederate generals from photos for Lee Camp, now Battle Abbey. In 1898, he married fellow artist Sophia Maude McGhee (1875-1968) who specialized in china... Read full biography
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About Cornelius Haly Hankins: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (4)
All MuseumsOld Capitol Museum of Mississippi History
100 South State Street
Jackson, MS 39201The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC)
428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
P.O. Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23221-0311